Yes, I know Steve Albini worked with Bush, but Bush was trying very, very hard to be cool at the time. All that "oh, I love Jesus Lizard" stuff Gavin said, I believe it was genuine. And yes, Albini worked with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, but come on, that was Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Scott Weiland, though? A Scott Weiland that in Velvet Revolver at the time this must have been planned? A Scott Weiland that was being too obnoxious for Slash to stomach? A Scott Weiland bringing along the drummer from No Doubt? I'm not saying "dude, Albini sold out." I'm saying, "man, I hope they paid his mortgage and studio equipment bills forty times over in exchange for putting a mic in front of that choad."
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This "plays whole album live" is a pretty smooth way to get around the "how can we miss you if you've never gone away?" problem has-beens face. When a group like Public Enemy says they're going to play It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, it's as if the group had broken up soon after its recording, thus never having to admit they recorded There's A Poison Goin' On. Liz Phair will join this exclusive club of veterans revisiting former glories when she performs Exile In Guyville solo and acoustic at New York's Hiro Ballroom on June 25, and at to-be-announced shows in Chicago and San Francisco.
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